Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
US$540,000 World Series 13 Grand Slam
July 16 - 20, 2003
(18) Markus Egger/Sascha Heyer, Switzerland
 
Markus Egger
Switzerland
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Feb 24, 1975 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Zug
Height: 191 cm (6'3")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 10
Tournaments: 106
Career Wins: 3
Career FIVB WT Wins: 1 (Stare Jablonki 2005)
Career Winnings: US$256,327.50
Sascha Heyer
Switzerland
Photo: Adrian Knecht
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 21, 1972 (52 yrs old)
Home Town: Zürich
Height: 203 cm (6'8")
Weight: 104 kg (229 lb)
Seasons: 18
Tournaments: 155
Career Wins: 2
Career FIVB WT Best: 2nd (5 times)
Career Winnings: US$413,192.50
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed1234579131725333749Money
FIVB4503107191137111 US$256,855.00
FIVB C&S41120000000000 US$7,000.00
Overall4914307191137111 US$263,855.00
Previous Marseille Results 
YearPartner - ResultPartner - Result
1996 Did not play Martin Walser - 37th
1997 Sascha Heyer - 17th Markus Egger - 17th
1998 Bernhard Vesti - 5th Did not play
1999 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Tschudi - 41st
2000 Bernhard Vesti - 41st Martin Walser - 41st
2001 Sascha Heyer - 9th Markus Egger - 9th
2002 Sascha Heyer - 25th Markus Egger - 25th
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/2-6/2003 Norway Open 18 17th 60 US$2,500.00
FIVB 6/25-29/2003 Germany Grand Slam 13 17th 120 US$5,000.00
FIVB 6/18-22/2003 Switzerland Open 9 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 6/4-8/2003 Hellas Open 18 5th 180 US$6,000.00
FIVB 9/4-8/2002 Spain Open 23 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/7-11/2002 Spain Open 20 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 8/1-4/2002 Austria Grand Slam 23 2nd 360 US$20,000.00
FIVB 7/24-28/2002 Portugal Open 22 17th 60 US$2,520.00
FIVB 7/17-21/2002 France Grand Slam 28 25th 40 US$2,000.00
France Grand Slam Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool B Mariano Baracetti / Martin Conde, Argentina (2) Won 21-17, 22-20 0:43
Thu, 7/17/2003 Pool B Katsuhiro Shiratori / Satoshi Watanabe, Japan (31, Q13) Won 21-9, 21-19 0:33
Fri, 7/18/2003 Pool B Christoph Dieckmann / Andreas Scheuerpflug, Germany (15) Lost 21-14, 17-21, 10-15 0:43
Fri, 7/18/2003 Winner 1 Dain Blanton / Jeff Nygaard, United States (16, Q3) Lost 18-21, 15-21 0:42
Head to Head Results
Egger/Heyer trail the series against the field 23-25 (Lead 8 Series, Trail 10 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Araujo/Insfran, Brazil 0-1
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Araujo/Insfran 1 Egger/Heyer 9 14-21, 21-15, 15-11 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 1-7
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Baracetti/Conde 2 21-17, 22-20 0:43
7/4/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Baracetti/Conde 2 Egger/Heyer 18 21-14, 23-21 0:43
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Baracetti/Conde 4 Egger/Heyer 20 21-12, 21-18 0:43
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 2 Egger/Heyer 17 17-21, 21-13, 15-11 0:50
7/5/02FIVBNorway Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 19, Q2 21-17, 21-19 0:46
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30 21-18, 21-17 0:43
7/19/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 3 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 21-19, 21-18 0:39
7/6/01FIVBNorway Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 5 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 21-19, 21-19 0:52
Series tied with # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Rego/Santos 4 Egger/Heyer 13 21-23, 21-19, 15-11 1:01
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Rego/Santos 2 21-19, 13-21, 15-13 0:57
Trail the series against # 4 Marques/Neto, Brazil 0-1
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Marques/Neto 8 Egger/Heyer 9 15-21, 21-17, 15-9 0:57
Trail the series against # 5 Laciga/Laciga, Switzerland 0-2
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Laciga/Laciga 7 Egger/Heyer 23 21-15, 18-21, 15-10 0:48
6/15/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Laciga/Laciga 4 Egger/Heyer 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:35
Series tied with # 6 Metzger/Wong, United States 1-1
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Egger/Heyer 23 Metzger/Wong 8 21-13, 17-21, 15-9 0:53
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 2 Metzger/Wong 5 Egger/Heyer 30 21-12, 13-21, 15-12 0:56
Trail the series against # 7 Berger/Doppler, Austria 0-1
9/7/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Berger/Doppler 10 Egger/Heyer 23 21-16, 21-9 0:35
Lead the series against # 8 Hoidalen/Kjemperud, Norway 2-1
8/4/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Semi-Finals Egger/Heyer 23 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 20 18-21, 21-19, 15-10 0:59
7/13/02FIVBCanada Open Pool A Egger/Heyer 17 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 16 18-21, 21-12, 15-11 0:51
7/21/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Hoidalen/Kjemperud 7 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 10-21, 21-19, 15-7 0:50
Lead the series against # 10 Canet/Hamel, France 3-0
6/21/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Canet/Hamel 24 21-18, 21-19 0:39
7/26/01FIVBPortugal Open Qualifier 4 Egger/Heyer 28, Q3 Canet/Hamel 29, Q6 21-15, 21-14 0:37
7/5/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 10 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Canet/Hamel 27, Q10 21-18, 18-21, 15-10 0:56
Trail the series against # 11 Alvarez/Rossell, Cuba 0-1
7/26/02FIVBPortugal Open Pool F Alvarez/Rossell 6, Q3 Egger/Heyer 22 23-21, 21-15 0:49
Lead the series against # 12 Dieckmann/Reckermann, Germany 2-0
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Reckermann 15 21-18, 21-19 0:40
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Dieckmann/Reckermann 26, Q6 21-13, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 13 Heuscher/Kobel, Switzerland 0-2
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Heuscher/Kobel 13 Egger/Heyer 20 21-14, 21-19 0:39
9/14/01FIVBSpain Open Winner 1 Heuscher/Kobel 14 Egger/Heyer 19 21-17, 21-14 0:35
Series tied with # 14 Berg/Dahl, Sweden 2-2
8/3/02FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 23 Berg/Dahl 16 21-15, 21-14 0:42
7/18/02FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool D Berg/Dahl 21 Egger/Heyer 28 21-19, 21-15 0:43
6/21/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool C Egger/Heyer 30 Berg/Dahl 14 21-16, 21-17 0:41
6/15/02FIVBGermany Open Pool D Berg/Dahl 13 Egger/Heyer 20 13-21, 21-18, 17-15 0:58
Trail the series against # 15 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug, Germany 1-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Egger/Heyer 18 14-21, 21-17, 15-10 0:43
7/5/03FIVBNorway Open Pool B Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 15 Egger/Heyer 18 14-21, 21-14, 16-14 0:43
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 18 Dieckmann/Scheuerpflug 17 21-17, 21-18 0:36
Trail the series against # 16, Q3 Blanton/Nygaard, United States 0-2
7/18/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Blanton/Nygaard 16, Q3 Egger/Heyer 18 21-18, 21-15 0:42
6/7/03FIVBHellas Open Winner 2 Blanton/Nygaard 24 Egger/Heyer 18 21-16, 21-17 0:38
Lead the series against # 20 Fonoimoana/Holdren, United States 1-0
6/22/02FIVBSwitzerland Open Winner 1 Egger/Heyer 30 Fonoimoana/Holdren 13 21-13, 21-19 0:41
Trail the series against # 23, Q1 Holden/Leinemann, Canada 0-1
6/27/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Holden/Leinemann 20 Egger/Heyer 13 21-14, 20-22, 15-12 0:58
Lead the series against # 28, Q8 Klemperer/Rademacher, Germany 2-0
6/26/03FIVBGermany Grand Slam Pool D Egger/Heyer 13 Klemperer/Rademacher 29, Q13 21-18, 21-23, 15-7 0:46
9/6/02FIVBSpain Open Pool G Egger/Heyer 23 Klemperer/Rademacher 26 21-17, 17-21, 15-10 0:54
Lead the series against # 31, Q13 Shiratori/Watanabe, Japan 5-0
7/17/03FIVBFrance Grand Slam Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Shiratori/Watanabe 31, Q13 21-9, 21-19 0:33
8/9/02FIVBSpain Open Pool D Egger/Heyer 20 Shiratori/Watanabe 29, Q5 21-15, 21-14 0:31
7/18/01FIVBFrance Grand Slam Qualifier 5 Egger/Heyer 30, Q8 Shiratori/Watanabe Q16 21-18, 21-15 0:41
7/12/01FIVBItaly Open Qualifier 6 Egger/Heyer 30, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe Q20 21-14, 20-22, 15-11 0:53
7/4/01FIVBNorway Open Qualifier 2 Egger/Heyer 28, Q12 Shiratori/Watanabe 30, Q21 21-16, 19-21, 15-12 0:51
Lead the series against # Q7 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson, Spain 1-0
6/20/03FIVBSwitzerland Open Pool H Egger/Heyer 9 Cotrino /Garcia-Thompson 25, Q1 21-15, 21-19 0:42
Lead the series against # Q24 Gavrilov/Todorov, Bulgaria 1-0
6/6/03FIVBHellas Open Pool B Egger/Heyer 18 Gavrilov/Todorov 31, Q24 19-21, 24-22, 15-8 0:54